Ireland

Ireland’s off-shore islands: a modern history, by Diarmaid Ferriter. Shortlisted for the ONSIDE NONFICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR 2018 The islands off the coast of Ireland have long been a source of fascination. Seen as repositories of an ancient Irish culture…

THE READER’S COMPANION TO IRELAND Edited by Alan Ryan | Harcourt Brace (1999) In the early 1920s, the Irish short story writer Frank O’Connor wrote, “Guests of the Nation,” whose lead short story of the same name ranks as one…

It´s a pleasure to announce publication of the book ‘The Great Irish Famine: Visual and Material Culture’, co-edited by Emily Mark-FitzGerald, Marguérite Corporaal and Oona Frawley, published by Liverpool University Press. The book features new research by Niamh O’Sullivan, Peter Gray, Ciaran Reilly, Jason…

Information about cultural events for this autumn from the Irish Embassy. We hope you all had a lovely summer. We are delighted to bring the following cultural events for this autumn to your attention: FRIDAY 28 SEPTEMBER AT 19.30: To…

Portrait of a Revolutionary: General Richard Mulcahy and the Founding of the Irish Free State Author: Maryann Gialanella Valiulis Richard Mulcahy was architect of the guerrilla war that forced the British to grant Dominion status to Ireland and the guiding spirit…

Remembering the Troubles Contesting the Recent Past in Northern Ireland Edited by Jim Smyth The historian A. T. Q. Stewart once remarked that in Ireland all history is applied history—that is, the study of the past prosecutes political conflict…

We are pleased to announce the publication of issue 13 of Estudios Irlandeses. We kindly invite authors to submit contributions that engage in a critical and original way with aspects of Irish literature, history, arts and the media, for Issue Nº 14,…

Dear AEDEI members,It is a great pleasure to announce the XVI International Conference of the Spanish Association for Irish Studies (AEDEI) “Fe/male Challenges in Irish Studies from the 19th to the 21st Centuries”, taking place at the University of La Rioja (Spain), on 25-27 May 2017.

In 2017 the city of Logroño and the University of La Rioja will host the XVI International Conference of the Spanish Association for Irish Studies (AEDEI). To mark International Women’s Day on March 8th 2016, The Irish Times invited more than…